Yan Gu and Chunhua Tao v Nicole Panetta, Neill Hendry and Giovanni (John) Panetta [2014] NSWCATCD 247

Civil and Administrative Tribunal New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Yan Gu and Chunhua Tao v Nicole Panetta, Neill Hendry and Giovanni (John) Panetta [2014] NSWCATCD 247 Hearing dates: 30 and 31 January 2014 Decision date: 23 December 2014 Jurisdiction: Consumer and Commercial Division Before: D Bluth, Senior Member Decision: That Nicole Panetta and Neill Hendry pay to Yan Gu and Chunhua Tao the sum of $26,780.00 plus interest at 10% from 1 May 2012. That Giovanni (John) Panetta as guarantor pay to Yan Gu and Chunhua Tao the sum of $26,780.00 plus interest at 10% from 1 May 2012. Subject to written submissions, no order as to costs. Catchwords: Misrepresentations of existing DA, no heritage and payment for costs of structural works to the premises Interpretation of clause 7.1 of The Law Society Commercial Lease and other clauses Duty of Lessor to mitigate, clause 12.6 of the Law Society Commercial Lease Claim for unjust enrichment Legislation Cited: Retail Leases Act 1994 Cases Cited: Armstrong Jones Management Pty Limited v SaiesBond & Associates Pty Ltd [2007] NSWADTAP 47 Banco de Portugal v Waterlow and Sons Ltd (1932) AC 452 Blandino & Ors v Giardini & Ors (2008) ADTAP 55 Bryson v Bryant (1992) 29NJWLR188 David Securities Pty Ltd v Commonwealth Bank of Australia (1992) 175CLR353 Hoyts Pty Ltd v Spencer (1919) CLR 133 J Gadsen Pty Ltd v Strider 1 Ltd [The "AES Express") (1990) 20NSWLR57 Karacominakis v Big Country Developments Pty Limited (2000) NSWCA 313 Lam v Austintac Investments Aust Pty Ltd [1990] FLR 458 Markson v Cutler [2007] NSWSC 1515 Perpetual Limited v Gelato Ingredients Manufacturers of Australia Pty Ltd [2014] NSW CATCD 25 Pilkington v Wood (1953) Ch 770 Polylux Pty Ltd v Corpers (No 5) Pty Ltd [2009] NSW ADT 284 Restuccia v Entasil Pty Ltd [2008] NSWADT 248 Sacher Investments Pty Ltd v Forma Stereo Consultants Pty Ltd (1976) 1 NSWLR 5 Sean Lytton v North Bondi RSL Club Limited [2011] NSW ADT 86 Tanwar Enterprises Pty Ltd v Westlaw Thompson Reuters Cauchi (2003) 217 CLR 315 TCN Channel 9 Pty Ltd v Hayden Enterprises Pty Ltd (1989) 16 NSWLR 130 Young v Lams (No.2) (2001) NSWSC 1014 Texts Cited: Westlaw, Thompson Reuters Category: Principal judgment Parties: Yan Gu and Chunhua Tao (applicants / cross respondents) Nicole Panetta, Neill Hendry Giovanni (John) Panetta (respondents / cross applicants) Representation: Counsel: Simon Chapple (applicant), Adam Hochroth (respondent) Solicitors: Edwin Kwan (applicant), Thosh Legal (respondent) File Number(s): COM 14/00398 and COM 14/00402 Publication restriction: Nil